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بخش ۷۳ - وصیت کردن پادشاه سلامان را / Section 73 - The King's Testament to Salaman

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لطف او مرهم نه هر سینه ریش
قهر او کینه کش هر ظلم کیش

نی بدی در سیرت و صورت ددی
پیش ارباب خرد نابخردی

چون سگ مسلخ همه آلودگی
خوی او ز آلودگی آسودگی

تا دهان خود بیالاید به خون
خواهد اندر ذبح گاوی را زبون

منهیی باید تو را هر سو به پای
راست بین و صدق ورز و نیک رای

تا رساند با تو پنهان از همه
داستان ظلم و احسان از همه

آن که باشد از وزیر اندر نفیر
پرسش او را میفکن با وزیر

همه به خود تفتیش کن آن حال را
ساز عالی پایه اقبال را

آن که بهر تو کفایت می کند
ظلم بر شهر و ولایت می کند

آن کفایت نی سعایت کردن است
هیمه دوزخ به هم آوردن است

کافی است آری و از وی دور نیست
کو کند آخر ده خود را دویست

خط کافی چون چنین وافر شود
نفس او طغیان کند کافر شود

هست پیش زیرکان ارجمند
حکم کافر بر مسلمان ناپسند

قصه کوته هر که ظلم آیین کند
وز پی دنیات ترک دین کند

نیست در گیتی ز وی نادانتری
کس نخورد از خصلت نادان بری

کار دین و دنیی خود را تمام
جز به دانایان میفکن والسلام

ای پسر ملک جهان جاوید نیست
بالغان را غایت امید نیست

پیشوا کن عقل دین اندوز را
مزرع فردا شناس امروز را

پیش ازان کاید به سر این کشتزار
دولت جاوید را تخمی بکار

هر عمل دارد به علمی احتیاج
کوشش از دانش همی گیرد رواج

آنچه خود دانی روش می کن بر آن
وانچه نی می پرس از دانشوران

هر چه می گیری و بیرون می دهی
بین که چون می گیری و چون می دهی

هر چه می گیری به حکم دین بگیر
نی به حکم مدبری دین ناپذیر

هر کجاگیری به حکم دین فره
آن فره را هم به حکم دین بده

کیسه مظلوم را خالی مکن
پایه ظالم به آن عالی مکن

آن فتد در فاقه و فقر شگرف
وین کند آن را به فسق و ظلم صرف

عاقبت این شیوه گردد شیونت
خم شود از بار هر دو گردنت

رو متاب از راههای مستقیم
کین بود دستور شاهان قدیم

او به دوزخ رفت تو در پی مرو
هیمه دوزخ به سان وی مشو

جهد کن تا هر خطا و هر خلل
گردد از عدلت به ضد خود بدل

نی که از تو عدل گیرد رنگ ظلم
خرد گردد جام عدل از سنگ ظلم

تو شبانی و رعیت چون رمه
در شبانی دور باش از دمدمه

در شبانی شیوه دیگر مگیر
وز شبانان قدر خود برتر مگیر

خود تو منصف شو چون نیکو مذهبان
چیست اصل کار گله با شبان

باید اندر گله سرهنگان تو را
بهر ضبط گله یکرنگان تو را

چون سگ گله تو را سر در کمند
لیک سگ بر گرگ نی بر گوسفند

بر رمه باشد بلای بس بزرگ
چون سگ درنده باشد یار گرگ

از وزیران نیست شاهان را گزیر
لیک دانا و امین باید وزیر

داند احوال ممالک را تمام
تا دهد بر صورت احسن نظام

باشد اندر ملک و مال شه امین
ناورد بر غیر حق خود کمین

زآنچه باشد قسمت شاه و حشم
از رعیت نی فزون گیرد نه کم

مهربانی بر همه خلق خدای
مشفقی بر حال مسکین و گدای

English translation

His grace is a balm for every wounded breast, His wrath takes vengeance on every oppressor. Nor is there evil in his character, nor is he a beast in form; In the eyes of the wise, the foolish person Is like a slaughterhouse dog, completely filthy, Whose temperament finds comfort in uncleanness. Until he stains his mouth with blood, He desires to subdue a cow in slaughter. You must appoint informants in every direction, Who are straight-sighted, truthful, and of good judgment, So that they may secretly bring to you, hidden from all, The stories of oppression and benevolence of everyone. The one who cries out in distress because of the minister, Do not refer his grievance back to the minister. Investigate that situation yourself, And make the foundation of your fortune exalted. The one who performs duties on your behalf, Yet commits oppression against the city and the land, That capability is not service, but slander and mischief, It is gathering firewood for hell. Indeed, he is competent, and it is not far from him To turn his own village of ten into two hundred. When the domain of such a competent administrator becomes so vast, His soul rebels and he becomes ungrateful. Among the wise, it is highly esteemed That the rule of an infidel over a Muslim is unacceptable. To make a long story short, whoever makes oppression his custom, And abandons religion for the sake of your worldly gains, There is none in the world more ignorant than him, And no one benefits from the traits of the ignorant. Do not entrust the affairs of your religion and world, entirely, To anyone but the wise, and that is all. O son, the kingdom of this world is not eternal, It is not the ultimate hope for the mature. Make the religion-acquiring intellect your leader, Recognize today as the farmland for tomorrow. Before this field reaches its end, Sow the seed of eternal fortune. Every action is in need of knowledge; Striving gains currency and success from wisdom. Act upon what you already know, And what you do not know, ask of the scholars. Whatever you take in and whatever you give out, Observe how you take and how you give. Whatever you take, take by the decree of religion, Not by the command of a ruler who rejects faith. Wherever you attain glory by the decree of religion, Bestow that glory also in accordance with the decree of religion. Do not empty the purse of the oppressed, And do not elevate the station of the oppressor therewith. The former falls into severe poverty and destitution, While the latter spends it on depravity and oppression. In the end, this custom will become your mourning, And your neck will bend under the burden of both. Do not turn away from straight paths, For this was the custom of ancient kings. He went to hell, do not follow in his footsteps; Do not become firewood for hell like him. Strive so that every error and every flaw May be transformed, through your justice, into its opposite. Lest justice take on the color of oppression from you, And the cup of justice be shattered by the stone of tyranny. You are the shepherd and the subjects are like the flock; In shepherding, keep far from vanity and deceit. In shepherding, do not adopt any other way, Nor consider your worth superior to other shepherds. Be fair yourself like those of good faith; What is the core of the relationship between the flock and the shepherd? You must have commanders within the flock, Who are sincere and loyal, to manage the flock. Like a sheepdog, let them be under your command, But let the dog be directed against the wolf, not the sheep. It is a great calamity for the flock When the predatory sheepdog becomes the ally of the wolf. Kings cannot do without ministers, But the minister must be wise and trustworthy. He must fully know the state of the kingdoms To govern and order them in the best manner. He must be trustworthy regarding the kingdom and the king's wealth, And never plot to take what is not rightfully his. Of what is the share of the king and his retinue, He should take from the subjects neither more nor less. Showing kindness to all of God's creation, Being compassionate towards the state of the poor and the beggar.

Updated 2026-07-18

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